Baylor programs lose more games

The men’s game Tuesday between No. 13 West Virginia and No. 2 Baylor in Waco has been postponed due to COVID-19 issues with the Mountaineers.

Baylor’s next scheduled game is on Saturday at No. 15 Texas Tech, while West Virginia is slated to host TCU on Saturday.

The Baylor women’s team had another game postponed because of its COVID-19 issues. The Lady Bears will not be able to meet the Big 12 roster threshold to play Wednesday’s game at Kansas.

Baylor (8-1) hasn’t played since its 74-50 win at TCU on Jan. 2. Coach Kim Mulkey missed that game after being exposed at Christmas to a family member who tested positive for the virus. Mulkey had a positive test on Jan.

4. The team paused team activities after Mulkey’s positive test.

The Lady Bears postponed home games last week against Connecticut and Kansas State. Their next scheduled game is Saturday at home against Iowa State.

In other news:

• The NCAA delayed votes on legislation that would permit college athletes to cash in on their popularity for the first time and to transfer to another school without having to sit out one year.

The issues were expected to be the main storylines of this week’s NCAA convention. There was no announcement on when a vote might be taken.

NCAA president Mark Emmert said he recommended to the association put off votes on name, image and likeness and the transfer proposals because of a letter he received from the Department of Justice about potential antitrust violations.